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DESCRIPTION:February 26, 2014 - 2 years since Trayvon Martin was murdered by vigilante, 
 wanna be cop George Zimmerman; 2 years since this 17-year-old African- 
 American walking home at 7:15 PM with skittles and iced tea and wearing a 
 hoodie was murdered because he looked “suspicious” and “up to no 
 good” to Zimmerman.\nZimmerman didn’t know Trayvon – had never met 
 him or spoke to him. But America had taught Zimmerman that Black youth are 
 guilty until proven innocent. And he learned this lesson well. Zimmerman 
 called Trayvon “a punk,” “a fucking asshole,” and said “they 
 always get away....” He stalked Trayvon, confronted him and shot him 
 dead.\nThis was a modern day lynching. It sent a message that Black youth 
 have a bulls-eye on their backs that cops and any ordinary racist can use 
 as target practice. The recent murders of Renisha McBride in Detroit, 
 Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Florida, Jonathan Smith in North Carolina and 
 Andy Lopez in Santa Rosa, California underscore this message.\nIn response 
 we must deliver our own message: we will not stand by in silence as our 
 youth are brutalized, locked up, murdered and more. On Feb 26th, we must 
 say NO MORE! to the criminalization of whole generations of Black and 
 Latino youth.\nLook at what this case revealed. When the police arrived on 
 the scene finding Zimmerman standing over Trayvon’s dead body, they drug 
 tested Trayvon – the victim – and let Zimmerman – the killer – walk 
 free. It took weeks of nationwide mobilization to force the authorities to 
 put Zimmerman on trial.\nThen Trayvon was put on trial. Stories of 
 marijuana being found in his backpack and a school suspension filled the 
 media. As Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, put it: “They’ve killed 
 my son, and now they are trying to kill his reputation.”\nIn the trial, 
 the judge ruled the prosecution could talk about profiling, but not RACIAL 
 profiling. The prosecutors forgot how to prosecute, putting on 
 Zimmerman’s case so well he didn’t have to testify. The defense 
 assassinated the character of Trayvon and then\nunleashed crude insults and 
 Racist attacks on Rachel Jeantel, who spoke the truth about what happened 
 the night of Trayvon’s murder. The question is what will we do now in the 
 face of this outrage? Will we stand by in silence as youth like Trayvon die 
 or face lives of brutality, misery and incarceration?\nOr will we stand up 
 and say NO MORE! - on February 26, 2014, and from here on out? Now is NOT 
 the time to “move on.” Now IS the time for basic people and youth, 
 professors and students, artists and writers, athletes, musicians and 
 prominent voices of conscience to rise up in spirited resistance with the 
 clear objective of STOPPING mass incarceration, criminalization and the 
 murder of our youth.\nOn February 26, step off in determined street 
 protests; hold campus teach-ins and cultural events; speak out in the 
 media; spread the image and national sticker “We Are All Trayvon, The 
 Whole Damn System is Guilty” and say NO MORE! to the green light this 
 system has given to police and vigilantes to gun down and murder any youth 
 they deem “suspect” because of the color of their skin or the clothes 
 they wear. Spread the “We Say No More” statement, which condemns the 
 murder of Trayvon.\nThe murder of Trayvon was and is a towering outrage. 
 Remember: when the verdict came down many thousands rejected the call for 
 “calm reflection” from Obama and others and took to the streets in 
 outrage. Many more asked: Why does this happen? And, what can we do about 
 it? There is a challenge before us: What kind of world are we going to live 
 in? On February 26, 2014 we must answer that challenge with a day of 
 outrage and remembrance for Trayvon Martin and all the others like 
 Trayvon.\n!\nHoodies Up! We Are All Trayvon * The Whole Damn System is 
 Guilty!\nThe Youth Are Not Suspects, They Are Human Beings!\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/01/27/18749889.php
SUMMARY:Hoodies UP! A Day of Outrage and Remembrance of Trayvon Martin
LOCATION:Rally & March, 4pm, Fruitvale Bart Plaza, Oakland
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/01/27/18749889.php
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